for LyrahVLumiehr because looking back, you've been with me since last year :)

Seungri clenched his fists as he looked around. The castle was quiet after Taeyang ordered everyone to leave except for a few whom he trusted so it was a bit difficult for Seungri. If only he had more people to help him, he could have found her easily. Now it was too late, Seungri was certain that she was gone.

He sighed harshly. Why was she acting like this? He thought after all of the Hyuna thingy he could get some time alone with his seeress. There were so much things to talk about, and he wanted to explain why he did what he did. He barely even got her, now she was gone again.

He sat by the huge marble fountain by the garden and buried his face into his palms. The gentle wind ruffled his hair, tousling it. The look on his eyes when they opened again was of disappointment and sadness as he recalled of their memories together.

Reasons.

It was a bit difficult for Seungri to admit it after all these while. He was just as hard as she was. But it was never a problem until it happened. He never knew why she was distancing herself, but he remember getting mad and finally he pushed her away. She left, and they never saw each other again until recently. He thought he was over her, but he was wrong.

At least he would never think twice to say what was on his mind, or heart for that matter.

She made him feel too much, more than he ever wanted. And it made him furious sometimes to see that she felt nothing like him. It was unfair.

“You will never listen, would you, Youngji?” He mumbled, finding solace in the feeling of the soft caress of the wind on his cheeks. He laughed, harsh and humourless. “I’m starting to think that you’re just as selfish, and you know what hurts? That you’ve become the very person you said you hated.”

He sat there for a while, burning the very last of thoughts about her to pieces before standing up. He was not going to care anymore. He was tired of going around chasing her shadows.

Seungri was walking back to the castle when he saw a familiar sleek black car pulling up into the driveway. He tilted his head a bit in a thinking gesture before his eyes widened. He rushed to the person who was just stepping out of the car, sending a quick message to the Prince in the process.

“Hyung, it’s TOP. He’s back.”

“OMG, hyung, where have you been?”

The tall guy took off his rectangular shades and shot Seungri a grin. He then tossed the shades onto his car seat and slammed the door close carelessly.

“Ah, did you miss me, dongsaeng?” He reached out and Seungri stepped away instinctively. He raised an eyebrow and playfully kicked Seungri’s knee, which got the younger guy in surprise.

“Ey, hyung! I told you not to kick me on my knee or anywhere else, did I not? This is not how you treat an idol!”

The tall guy rolled his eyes and walked toward the castle’s entrance with Seungri trailing behind him. “You’re not an ordinary idol, Seungri.”

“How did the meeting go, hyung?” Seungri asked and TOP turned to face him, tapping on his chin.

“Where’s Youngbae?” He asked, not bothering to answer his friend’s question directly.

“Um, he’s probably with Hyuna…” TOP’s eyebrows rose and Seungri grinned. “Well, we found her, hyung. I mean, Daesung hyung found her but we brought her here, and…”

TOP continued walking, barely even stopping for anything. He knew the castle like the back of his hands. After a few more turns, he arrived in front of a mahogany door.

“He found a way to be with her, I presume?” He asked.

Seungri was taken aback. There was no way that he know of that as it was done just a few hours before and no one except them and a few of Taeyang’s trusted people who heard of it.

“Uh… Yeah?”

TOP nodded solemnly and placed his hands on the knobs. But before pushing the door open, he shot a lopsided smile to Seungri who looked stunned.

“It’s just a good guess.”

***

“Youngji did it? Where is she anyway?” TOP asked, sitting one of the leather chair in the reading room.

Taeyang switched his gaze to the youngest who had his head bowed. He sighed.

“She went somewhere. Why did the Elders called you in?”

TOP shrugged, leaning casually on the chair and crossed his legs. “Something came up, but we need to wait until the others arrived before I spill it out for you.”

Seungri scoffed, crossing his hands on his chest. “Not even for us, your brothers?”

“Nope.” TOP casually said, popping the P.

“I swear hyung, sometimes I think you’re just as bad as the old cranky group of Elders. Why did they choose you to be part of them anyway, and most importantly why did you join them?”

“They’re fine, I had fun with them.”

The youngest rolled his eyes. “Yeah right. Fun stuffing your noses into other people’s businesses.”

TOP grinned and just then Daesung barged into the room. Instantly, all heads turned to him.

“Hyung! I missed you.” He plopped on the seat next to TOP. “When did you arrive?” TOP simply shrugged.

“Where did you go, hyung?” Daesung shifted his eyes to Seungri who was raising his eyebrow questioningly.

“Um-” Daesung scanned his friends’ faces and his eyes lingered on the prince a few second longer. But he quickly averted his gaze back to Seungri. “Oh, you know, just around. I haven’t been here for a while so I went to the town.”

Before Seungri could comment on that, TOP asked about Jiyong.

“He called me a few hours earlier. He should be on the border by now.” Taeyang replied. He stood up from his chair and walked to the tall window, overlooking the vast yard and the massive gate. “He said he had an important thing to tell us. I suppose it was about the demon Daesung sensed on Yuna’s place.”

TOP looked at his friend inquiringly and Daesung nodded, confirming Taeyang’s words.

“The demon must’ve been around her for a while since the scent was strong.” He said, the black scent still looked fresh in his mind. “I was hoping that I was wrong, but then I met him.”

“Zachary,” he spat, as if the name was burning his tongue. “That bastard. I’ll be the one to kill him next time around.”

Seungri nodded quietly. He have heard about it and he could not help but think how uncanny it was. He then turned to the guy who sat in front him and looked rather calm.

“Hyung, why aren’t you surprised? I mean, I’m quite stunned.”

TOP shrugged and Seungri felt compelled to strangle his hyung.

“It’s bound to happen sooner or later.”

“Yeah, but we’re supposed to be a bit shocked at least.”

“We do?” TOP raised a brow. Seungri groaned at TOP’s lack of interest.

Her scent made her presence known before she was even there. Daesung snapped his head to the door where the fiery red scent oozed in from the small crack where the bottom of the door did not meet the floor. It was tangling with another familiar scent, a pale purple with a hint of white, but it was barely visible as the red scent spiralled in between the other scent, almost consuming it whole. Daesung sucked a sharp breath. It seemed like she was not in her best mood.

Taeyang on the other hand, also felt her through their bond, the all familiar sensation that hit him deep and like a drug it made him keep wanting for more. Although it have not been renewed for ages since he marked her as his during her first life, he always kept a part of her with him wherever he go, all because of the curse that followed them. Granted, it was the only thing that kept him going, the feeling of her in his mind and wanting to have her close to him without having to worry about anything.

Taeyang shifted on his heels and turned to the door. His other friends noticed this and switched their attention to the door too, waiting for something to happen.

***
a/n

I got my result and i couldn't be more happier. My hard works paid off! I'm just gonna go at this pace, maybe put more effort on it, because I decided increasing is better than maintaining 😂😂

And a filler :) but don't all books need them?

Updated 28.07.2017